The earliest CHINOPERL publications were issued as newsletters under the title CHINOPERL News. Downloadable PDFs of these founding issues are available below.
CHINOPERL News No. 2 (1970)
Second Meeting of the Conference of Chinese Oral and Performing Literature
Developments and Plans
Communications from Members
Professor Pian on Rewriting an Act of Yuan Drama
Mailing List
CHINOPERL News No. 1 (1969)
First Meeting of the Conference on Chinese Oral and Performing Literature
Minutes of the Cornell Meeting
Developments and Plans
Questionnaire prepared by Professors Pian and Stevens
The Computer Retrieval Program of Professor Kagan
Selected Bibliography of Chinese Folklore by Professor Eberhard